Microsoft v GM

[aefibird]

This is pretty old, but its still funny...

 

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and

 

affection for the way computers have enhanced our

 

lives, read on. At a recent computer expo (COMDEX),

 

Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry

 

with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up

 

with technology like the computer industry has, we

 

would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles

 

to the gallon".

 

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a

 

press release stating: If GM had developed technology

 

like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the

 

following characteristics:

 

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.

 

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a

 

new car.

 

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for

 

no reason. You would have to pull over to the side of

 

the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car,

 

restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some

 

reason you would simply accept this.

 

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left

 

turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to

 

restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

 

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.

 

6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning

 

lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.

 

7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.

 

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

 

9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

 

10.You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

[Gino]

Spot on !!

[Icetuete]

This is pretty old, but its still funny...

 

yes indeed

[Breakdancer]

ohhhh what now bill gates?!